Git

Lesson in the Backend Developer Roadmap · Stage 4: Version Control Systems

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Git?

Git is a distributed version control system created by Linus Torvalds in 2005. Tracks code changes, enables collaborative development, maintains complete history, and supports branching/merging. Each developer has full repository copy, allowing offline work and robust collaboration.

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Git: common questions

Can I learn Git in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Git in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Git tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 22 of 155 in the free Backend roadmap, in stage 4, Version Control Systems. If you are new to Backend, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.